Medical term:

cecostomy



cecostomy

 [se-kos´tah-me]
surgical creation of an artificial opening or fistula into the cecum.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ce·cos·to·my

(sē-kos'tō-mē),
Operative formation of a cecal fistula.
Synonym(s): typhlostomy
[ceco- + G. stoma, mouth]
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cecostomy

(sē-kŏs′tə-mē)
n.
Surgical formation of a permanent artificial opening into the cecum.
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ce·cos·to·my

(sē-kos'tŏ-mē)
Operative formation of a cecal fistula.
Synonym(s): typhlostomy, caecostomy.
[ceco- + G. stoma, mouth]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012


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